Rihanna Covers Up Drake Shark Tattoo

Rihanna is leaving her Drake-inspired tattoo in the past.

The singer and her new man A$AP Rocky were spotted on a date in NYC on Wednesday night. Paparazzi captured the couple walking the streets before heading to a bar where they were reportedly refused entry at first.

Rih wore a pair of strappy heels that revealed her left ankle. Fans zoomed in to notice a new crown tattoo in place of the shark she got around September 2016. Weeks later, Drake was seen sporting a matching shark tat on his right arm.

The design was inspired by a stuffed shark that Drake got for Rihanna when they had a midnight dinner date at Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto while they were dating.

“The significance is personal,” tattoo artist Keith McCurdy aka Bang Bang told Vanity Fair. “That’s really all I can say. I’ve seen many people guessing the meaning online, but it’s not my place to share publicly. I will say, I’ve made many tattoos for Rihanna and this one was my favorite!”

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Fans took to Twitter to weigh in on Rihanna’s new tat. “rihanna covered up the matching tattoo she had with drake lmao don’t nobody feel my pain i promise,” tweeted one, while another added, “Rihanna covered the shark tattoo…. I know Drake somewhere out there bawling his eyes out.”

The tattoo replacement appears to be a recent development. Earlier this month, Rihanna posted a photo with the shark tat in view.

It’s unclear if Drake had his tattoo covered up. The former couple dated on and off between 2009 and 2016.

“We don’t have a friendship now,” Rihanna told Vogue of her ex in a 2018 interview, “but we’re not enemies either. It is what it is.”